Thutmose iii biography summary
Thutmose iii biography summary
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Thutmose III
Fifth Egyptian Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty (c. 1479 – 1425 BC)
For other people named Thutmose or Thutmosis, see Thutmose.
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Thutmosis III statue in Luxor Museum | |
Reign | 54 regnal years 28 April 1479 – 11 March 1425 BC (LC) |
Coregency | Hatshepsut (until 22nd year of his rule) |
Predecessor | Thutmose II |
Successor | Amenhotep II |
Consort | Satiah,[2]Hatshepsut-Meryetre, Nebtu, Menwi, Merti, Menhet, Nebsemi |
Children | Amenemhat, Amenhotep II, Beketamun, Iset, Menkheperre, Meritamen C and Meritamen D, Nebetiunet, Nefertiri, Siamun[2] |
Father | Thutmose II |
Mother | Iset |
Born | 1481 BC |
Died | 1425 BC (aged 56) |
Burial | KV34; Mummy found in the Deir el-Bahriroyal cache (Theban Necropolis) |
Monuments | Cleopatra's Needle Obelisk of Theodosius |
Dynasty | 18th Dynasty |
Thutmose III (variously also spelt Tuthmosis or Thothmes), sometimes called Thutmose the Great,[3] was the fifth pharaoh of th